JP6456882B2 - Game system and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game system, a program, and the like.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a game system is known in which a player can acquire rare items that cannot normally be obtained by giving an item selected by a lottery process to the player. As a conventional technique of such a game system, for example, a conventional technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-67531

  As a lottery method in such a game system, for example, a lottery method called a box gacha is known. In this lottery method, for example, a predetermined number of items of a predetermined type are contained in a virtual lottery box on a game, and a lottery process is performed when a player draws a lottery from the lottery box for a fee or free of charge. Then, an item to be given to the player is determined by a lottery process, and the player can acquire the item.

  However, in a conventional game system, after a player has acquired a rare item desired by a lottery, the player's interest in the game is lost, and it is difficult to encourage the player to play a game of continuous item acquisition. There was a problem.

  According to some aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game system, a program, and the like that can prompt a player to play a game for continuously acquiring items.

  One aspect of the present invention includes a reception processing unit that receives an input from a player, an item processing unit that performs processing on an item, and a display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on a display unit, and the display processing unit Performs processing for displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit, and the item processing unit is selected when a cell is selected from the plurality of cells on the sheet by the player. Processing for assigning an item addressed to a cell to the player is performed, and the display processing unit performs processing for displaying a sheet according to an instruction of the player from a plurality of sheets in a freely selectable manner on the display unit. Related to game system. The present invention also relates to a program that causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units, or a computer-readable information storage medium that stores the program.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged is displayed, and when a player selects a cell from the plurality of cells on the sheet, an item addressed to the selected cell is displayed on the player. To be granted. In this case, according to one aspect of the present invention, a sheet corresponding to an instruction from the player is selected from a plurality of sheets and displayed on the display unit. For example, a sheet to be displayed can be freely selected from a plurality of sheets according to an instruction from the player. When the player selects a cell on the sheet displayed in accordance with the player's instruction, an item addressed to the cell is given to the player. Therefore, the player can enjoy the game play by going back and forth between the plurality of sheets, and can provide a game system or the like that can prompt the player to continue the game play of item acquisition.

  In one aspect of the present invention, a plurality of items are associated with the plurality of cells of the sheet in advance, and the item processing unit selects the selected cell when the player selects the cell. A process may be performed in which the item associated with is assigned to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell.

  In this way, an item can be associated with each cell of each sheet by a simple process, and the item can be given to the player.

  In the aspect of the invention, the item processing unit may variably change the association of the plurality of items with the plurality of cells.

  In this way, by changing the correspondence of items to cells, it becomes possible to provide diversity in the appearance of items.

  In the aspect of the invention, the item processing unit may include the plurality of cells for the plurality of cells based on at least one of the past cell selection history information of the player and the cell selection history information of another sheet. The association of items may be changed variably.

  In this way, more appropriate item placement can be realized by effectively using the cell selection history information.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the item processing unit performs a lottery process when a cell is selected by the player, and an item assigned to the selected cell is selected by the lottery process. As an example, a process to be given to the player may be performed.

  As described above, if the item to be given at the time of selecting a cell is determined by the lottery process, the item to be given to the player can be determined by the process based on the probability or the like.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the type and number of item groups set for the whole of the plurality of sheets may be the same for the first player and the second player.

  In this way, since the number and type of items to be acquired are the same among players, the player's willingness to play can be increased, and a game that is less likely to get tired can be realized.

  In the aspect of the invention, the item processing unit may have the at least two items when the player acquires at least two rare material items set in cells of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. A process of giving a rare item based on a rare material item to the player may be performed.

  In this way, it is possible to give the player the pleasure of collecting rare material items set across a plurality of sheets and causing new rare items to appear.

  In the aspect of the invention, the item processing unit may set a rare item or a rare material item for a cell of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets.

  By setting rare items and rare material items on at least two sheets in this way, it is possible to realize a game that does not get bored when the player plays a game across multiple sheets.

  One embodiment of the present invention includes a reception processing unit that receives input from a player, an item processing unit that performs processing of an item, and a display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on a display unit. The unit performs processing for displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit, and the item processing unit is selected when a cell is selected from the plurality of cells on the sheet by the player. A game in which an item addressed to a cell is assigned to the player, and the item processing unit sets a rare item or a rare material item in a cell of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. Related to the system.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged is displayed, and when a player selects a cell from the plurality of cells on the sheet, an item addressed to the selected cell is displayed on the player. To be granted. In this case, in one aspect of the present invention, a rare item or a rare material item is set for a cell of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. As a result, when a player plays a game across a plurality of seats, it is possible to realize a game that is difficult to get bored, and to provide a game system or the like that can prompt the player to play a game of continuous item acquisition. It becomes possible.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the display processing unit unlocks any one of the plurality of sheets as a sheet that can be displayed on the display unit when a predetermined condition is satisfied. May be performed.

  In this way, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, the seat is unlocked, and the player can play a game using the seat, and the player is encouraged to continue playing the item acquisition game. It becomes possible.

  Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, a bonus processing unit that performs a bonus grant process on the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied may be included (a computer may function as the bonus processing unit).

  By giving the privilege in this way, it is possible to give the player effective motivation for playing the game.

  Moreover, in 1 aspect of this invention, the said privilege process part may perform the reduction process of the play cost of selection of the cell of the said sheet | seat as the provision process of the said privilege.

  In this way, it is possible to encourage the player to continue playing the game, with the motivation to reduce the play cost.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the present invention, the privilege processing unit may perform a hint information presentation process on the item as the privilege grant process.

  In this way, it is possible to give the player the privilege that the hint information of the item is presented and to encourage the player to continue playing the game.

  Moreover, in 1 aspect of this invention, the said privilege process part may perform the presentation process of the hint information about the arrangement place of the said item in the said sheet | seat as the said hint information.

  In this way, by providing the player with hint information about the location of the specific item, it is possible to realize a privilege grant process that makes the player's game play superior.

An example of the overall system configuration of a game system. An example of a game device and a game management device. The structural example of a game device, a game management apparatus, and a terminal device. A configuration example of a server system. An example of a game image. An example of a menu screen. The example of a game screen of a scratch game. An example of a list screen of acquired items. Example of transition screen to the next sheet. An example of a game screen on which a sheet 2 is displayed. The example of a game screen at the time of returning to the sheet | seat 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing of the movement between sheets. Explanatory drawing of the method of matching a some item with a some cell. FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B are explanatory diagrams of a technique for variably changing the correspondence of a plurality of items to a plurality of cells. FIG. 15A to FIG. 15C are explanatory diagrams of a technique for variably changing the correspondence of a plurality of items to a plurality of cells based on selection history information. Explanatory drawing of the method of drawing an item by lottery processing, when a cell is selected. FIGS. 17A and 17B are explanatory diagrams of a method for making the types and number of items the same among players, and a method for enabling browsing of the status of acquired items and the like. Explanatory drawing of the method of setting a rare material item to a some sheet | seat. Explanatory drawing of the method of setting a rare material item to a some sheet | seat. 20A to 20C are explanatory diagrams of a method for unlocking the next sheet on condition that a rare item is acquired. The flowchart of the process which provides a privilege when a predetermined condition is satisfy | filled. 22A and 22B are explanatory diagrams of a play cost reduction process that is an example of the privilege grant process. FIG. 23A and FIG. 23B are explanatory diagrams of hint information providing processing which is an example of privilege grant processing. Explanatory drawing of the download method of the cell information and sheet information using a game card. The flowchart which shows the detailed process example of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described. In addition, this embodiment demonstrated below does not unduly limit the content of this invention described in the claim. In addition, all the configurations described in the present embodiment are not necessarily essential configuration requirements of the present invention.

1. Game System FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall system configuration realized by the game system of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, a server system 500 (information processing system) is communicatively connected to a game management device MN, game devices GM1 to GM4, and a terminal device TM via a network 510. For example, the server system 500 is a host, and the game management device MN, the game devices GM1 to GM4, and the terminal device TM are clients. Specifically, a plurality of game devices GM1 to GM4 and a game management device MN connected to the game devices GM1 to GM4 are installed in an amusement facility such as a store. The game management device MN is also called a terminal and is a non-game device that cannot play a game, but performs various management processes on the game devices GM1 to GM4. The game management device MN serves as a parent device for the game devices GM1 to GM4, and the game management device MN and the game devices GM1 to GM4 are communicatively connected via a LAN or the like. Communication connection between the server system 500 and the game devices GM1 to GM4 is performed via the game management device MN.

  The server system 500 can be realized by, for example, one or a plurality of servers (management server, game server, billing server, service providing server, content distribution server, authentication server, database server, ID server, card server, or communication server). The server system 500 provides various services for managing community-type websites and online games, and can manage data necessary for game execution and distribute client programs and various data.

  The network 510 (distribution network, communication line) is a communication path using, for example, the Internet or a wireless LAN. In addition to a LAN using a dedicated line (dedicated cable) or Ethernet (registered trademark) for direct connection, telephone communication is also possible. A communication network such as a network, a cable network, or a wireless LAN can be included. The communication method may be wired / wireless.

  The terminal device TM is a terminal having a network connection function (Internet connection function). As these terminal devices TM, a mobile communication terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet PC, a mobile game device, a mobile phone, or a future phone can be used.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the game devices GM1 to GM4 and the game management device MN. Each of the game devices GM1 to GM4 includes a display 10 that functions as a display unit 190 in FIG. 3 to be described later, a handle 20, a brake 22, an accelerator 24, a shift lever 26, a card reader 28, and the like that function as an operation unit 160. . The player sits on the seat of the game apparatus and operates the steering wheel 20, the brake 22, the accelerator 24, the shift lever 26, and the like, and enjoys a racing game by car.

  The game management device MN displays a touch panel display 42 for displaying various information and inputting various information, a card reader 44 of a game card (portable information storage medium in a broad sense), and a game card purchased by a player. A take-out port 46, a take-in port 48 for a takeover magnetic card, and the like. The touch panel display 42 functions as a display unit 190 and an operation unit 160 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the game devices (GM1 to GM4), the game management device (MN), and the terminal device (TM) of the present embodiment. Note that the configurations of the game device, the game management device, and the terminal device are not limited to those in FIG. 3, and various modifications such as omitting some of the components (parts) or adding other components are possible. It is.

  The operation unit 160 is for a player to input operation data, and functions thereof are direction instruction keys, operation buttons, analog sticks, levers, various sensors (such as an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor), a microphone, or a touch panel type. This can be realized with a display.

  The imaging unit 162 (camera) captures a subject and is realized by an optical system including an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS sensor and a focus lens.

  The storage unit 170 serves as a work area for the processing unit 100, the communication unit 196, and the like, and its functions can be realized by RAM (DRAM, SRAM, VRAM), HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid state drive), or the like. .

  An information storage medium 180 (a computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and its function can be realized by an optical disk (DVD, CD, etc.), HDD, memory (ROM, etc.), or the like. The processing unit 100 performs various processes of the present embodiment based on a program (data) stored in the information storage medium 180. That is, in the information storage medium 180, a program for causing a computer (an apparatus including an operation unit, a processing unit, a storage unit, and an output unit) to function as each unit of the present embodiment (a program for causing the computer to execute processing of each unit). Is memorized.

  The display unit 190 outputs an image generated according to the present embodiment, and the function can be realized by an LCD, an organic EL display, a CRT, various projector-type displays, an HMD, or the like. The display unit 190 may be a touch panel type display. The sound output unit 192 outputs the sound generated by the present embodiment, and its function can be realized by a speaker, headphones, or the like.

  The I / F (interface) unit 194 performs interface processing with the portable information storage medium 195, and the function can be realized by an ASIC for I / F processing or the like. The portable information storage medium 195 stores various information for a player to play a game, and can be realized by an IC card (memory card), a USB memory, a magnetic card, or the like.

  When the portable information storage medium 195 is an IC card (game card), the I / F unit 194 can be realized by the card readers 28 and 44 in FIG. 2 that read information from the IC card.

  The communication unit 196 communicates with an external device (for example, another game device, a game management device, a server system, etc.) via a wired or wireless network, and functions as a communication ASIC or communication. It can be realized by hardware such as a processor for communication and firmware for communication.

  Note that a program (data) for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment is transferred from the information storage medium included in the server system (host device) to the information storage medium 180 (or storage unit 170) via the network and communication unit 196. You may distribute. Use of the information storage medium by such a server system can also be included in the scope of the present invention.

  The processing unit 100 (processor) performs game processing, display processing, sound processing, and the like based on operation data, a program, and the like from the operation unit 160.

  Each processing (each function) of this embodiment performed by each unit of the processing unit 100 can be realized by a processor (a processor including hardware). For example, each process of the present embodiment can be realized by a processor that operates based on information such as a program and a memory that stores information such as a program. In the processor, for example, the function of each unit may be realized by individual hardware, or the function of each unit may be realized by integrated hardware. The processor may be, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). However, the processor is not limited to the CPU, and various processors such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) can be used. The processor may be an ASIC hardware circuit. The memory (storage unit 170) may be a semiconductor memory such as SRAM or DRAM, or may be a register. Alternatively, it may be a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk device (HDD) or an optical storage device such as an optical disk device. For example, the memory stores instructions that can be read by a computer, and the processing (function) of each unit of the processing unit 100 is realized by executing the instructions by the processor. The instruction here may be an instruction set constituting a program, or an instruction for instructing an operation to the hardware circuit of the processor.

  The processing unit 100 includes an input processing unit 102, an arithmetic processing unit 110, and an output processing unit 140. The arithmetic processing unit 110 includes a game processing unit 111, a reception processing unit 112, an item processing unit 114, a privilege processing unit 116, a display processing unit 120, and a sound processing unit 130. As described above, each process of the present embodiment executed by these units can be realized by a processor (or a processor and a memory). Various modifications such as omitting some of these components (each unit) or adding other components are possible.

  The input processing unit 102 performs processing for receiving operation information, processing for reading information from the storage unit 170, and processing for receiving information via the communication unit 196 as input processing. For example, the input processing unit 102 acquires the operation information input by the player using the operation unit 160, reads the information specified by the read command from the storage unit 170, or network from an external device (server or the like). The process of receiving information via is performed as an input process. Here, the reception process includes a process of instructing the communication unit 196 to receive information, a process of acquiring information received by the communication unit 196, and writing the information in the storage unit 170, and the like.

  The arithmetic processing unit 110 performs various arithmetic processes. For example, arithmetic processing such as game processing, display processing, or sound processing is performed.

  The game processing unit 111 (game processing program module) performs various game processes for the player to play the game. The game process is, for example, a process for starting a game when a game start condition is satisfied, a process for advancing the started game, a process for ending a game when a game end condition is satisfied, or calculating a game result. Processing.

  The reception processing unit 112 (a program module for reception processing) performs reception processing such as player input. The item processing unit 114 (program module for item processing) performs various processing for items. The privilege processing unit 116 (program module for privilege processing) performs various processes regarding the privilege to be given to the player. For example, the storage unit 170 includes an item information storage unit 172, a cell / sheet information storage unit 173, and a privilege information storage unit 174. The item processing unit 114 and the privilege processing unit 116 are based on information stored in each of these storage units. Item processing and privilege processing. Details of the reception processing unit 112, the item processing unit 114, and the privilege processing unit 116 will be described later.

  The display processing unit 120 (display processing program module) performs image display processing on the display unit 190. For example, a drawing process is performed based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100, thereby generating an image and displaying it on the display unit 190. The sound processing unit 130 (sound processing program module) performs sound processing based on the results of various processes performed by the processing unit 100. Specifically, game sounds such as music (music, BGM), sound effects, or sounds are generated, and the game sounds are output to the sound output unit 192.

  The output processing unit 140 performs various types of information output processing. For example, the output processing unit 140 performs processing for writing information in the storage unit 170 and processing for transmitting information via the communication unit 196 as output processing. For example, the output processing unit 140 performs a process of writing information specified by a write command in the storage unit 170 or a process of transmitting information to an external apparatus (server or the like) via a network. The transmission process is a process of instructing the communication unit 196 to transmit information, or instructing the communication unit 196 to transmit information.

  FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the server system 500 of the present embodiment. The server system 500 includes a processing unit 600, an operation unit 660, a storage unit 670, and a communication unit 696. Note that the configuration of the server system 500 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 4, and various modifications may be made such as omitting some of the components (each unit) or adding other components. Each process performed by the processing unit 100 of the game device, the game management device, or the terminal device of FIG. 3 may be realized by the processing unit 600 of the server system 500, or the processing unit 600 of the server system 500, the game device, and the game You may implement | achieve by a distributed process with the process part 100 of a management apparatus or a terminal device.

  The processing unit 600 includes an input processing unit 602, an arithmetic processing unit 610, and an output processing unit 640. The arithmetic processing unit 610 includes a game processing unit 611, an acceptance processing unit 612, an item processing unit 614, a privilege processing unit 616, an authentication processing unit 617, an accounting processing unit 618, a management processing unit 619, a display processing unit 620, and a sound processing unit 630. including. The input processing unit 602, the arithmetic processing unit 610, and the output processing unit 640 perform the same processing as the input processing unit 102, the arithmetic processing unit 110, and the output processing unit 140 in FIG. The game processing unit 611, the reception processing unit 612, the item processing unit 614, and the privilege processing unit 616 also perform the same processing as the game processing unit 111, the reception processing unit 112, the item processing unit 114, and the privilege processing unit 116 in FIG. Detailed description will be omitted.

  The authentication processing unit 617 performs player authentication processing. For example, an authentication process for a player who has logged into the terminal device TM or the like is performed. This authentication process is performed based on, for example, a password or account information input by the player.

  The billing processing unit 618 performs various billing processing (billing determination processing, billing data creation processing, storage processing, etc.). The billing information storage unit 676 of the storage unit 670 stores billing information to be charged by the billing processing unit 618.

  The management processing unit 619 performs various server management processes. For example, management processing of various services provided by the server and management processing of various information such as server management information are performed. For example, in order to use the service provided by the server system 500, the player performs a predetermined procedure to acquire an account. By logging in by entering the password associated with the acquired account, the player can play network games, service on the game site, online shopping for items, etc., exchange messages between players, and friends Various services such as user registration can be used. The management processing unit 619 also performs management processing of such player account information.

  The display processing unit 620 performs processing for displaying an image on the display unit of the game device, the game management device, or the terminal device. For example, image generation data for generating the image is generated. Or you may perform control which displays an image on the display part of a game device, a game management apparatus, or a terminal device. The sound processing unit 630 performs processing for outputting sound from the sound output unit of the game device, the game management device, or the terminal device. For example, sound generation data for generating the sound (sound, game sound, sound effect) is generated. Or you may perform control which outputs a sound from the sound output part of a game device, a game management apparatus, or a terminal device.

  The operation unit 660 is for a system administrator (operator) to input various information.

  The storage unit 670 stores various types of information. For example, various information is stored in a database format. The storage unit 670 includes an item information storage unit 672, a cell / sheet information storage unit 673, a privilege information storage unit 674, a charging information storage unit 676, and a user information storage unit 678. The billing information storage unit 676 stores information on billing processing performed by the billing processing unit 618. The user information storage unit 678 stores player personal information (name, sex, date of birth, e-mail address, etc.) as user information. For example, the aforementioned player account information is also stored as user information. The accounting information stored in the accounting information storage unit 676 is associated with each account information of each player.

  The information storage medium 680 stores programs, data, and the like, and the function can be realized by an HDD, a memory, an optical disk, or the like. The communication unit 696 performs communication with the game management device MN, the game devices GM1 to GM4, the terminal device TM, and the like via a wired or wireless network 510, and the function thereof is a communication ASIC, a communication processor, or the like. It can be realized by hardware and communication firmware.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game system of this embodiment includes a reception processing unit 112, an item processing unit 114, and a display processing unit 120. Further, a privilege processing unit 116 can be included. In the following, a case where each process of the game system of the present embodiment is realized by the apparatus of FIG. 3 will be mainly described as an example, but each process of the game system of the present embodiment is performed by the server system of FIG. It may be realized, or may be realized by distributed processing of the apparatus of FIG. 3 and the server system of FIG.

  The acceptance processing unit 112 performs processing for accepting player input. For example, an input acceptance process for each instruction given by the player is performed. The player input receiving process is performed based on operation information input by the player through the operation unit 160. When a touch panel type display is used as the display unit 190, a player input receiving process is performed based on operation information input based on a touch operation of the touch panel type display. Thus, when the display unit 190 is a touch panel display, the display unit 190 also functions as the operation unit 160.

  The display processing unit 120 performs image display processing on the display unit 190. Specifically, the display processing unit 120 performs processing for displaying a sheet (display object in a broad sense) on which a plurality of cells (lotters) are arranged on the display unit 190. A cell is, for example, a square in a scratch sheet. For example, when a player acquires (acquires) an item by selecting a cell, the cell is an area where the item is displayed. In the sheet, a plurality of cells are arranged in an array, for example. For example, the cells are arranged in a grid of M × N (M and N are integers of 2 or more). However, various modifications of the arrangement mode of the cells on the sheet are possible. For example, a plurality of cells may be arranged on the sheet in a circular shape or the like.

  The item processing unit 114 performs item processing. Specifically, the item processing unit 114 performs a process of giving an item addressed to the selected cell to the player when the player selects a cell from a plurality of cells on the sheet. An item addressed to a cell is an item allocated so that it can be acquired by selection of the cell by the player. For example, the process of assigning an item to a cell may be realized by associating each item with each cell in advance as will be described later, or when a cell is selected, a lottery process is performed, You may implement | achieve by determining the acquisition item by selection by lottery. The item is, for example, a collection target of the player. For example, the player can use the acquired item in the game. For example, as an item, a moving object (vehicle or character etc.) appearing in the game, a decoration (mark, sticker, jewelry or clothing etc.), game medium (card etc.), various goods, or various effects in the game Various items can be envisioned, such as those that occur.

  In this embodiment, the display processing unit 120 performs a process of displaying a sheet according to the player's instruction from the plurality of sheets on the display unit 190 in a freely selectable manner. That is, in the game system of the present embodiment, it is possible to freely select and select a sheet to be displayed from a plurality of sheets in accordance with a player instruction. Then, the display processing unit 120 performs processing for displaying on the display unit 190 an image of a sheet selected from a plurality of sheets in accordance with an instruction from the player. Here, the player's instruction is received by the reception processing unit 112, for example. Then, the display processing unit 120 displays an image of the sheet selected based on the received instruction. The player instruction may be, for example, an instruction by selecting (touching) a back button or a forward button as will be described later, or may directly indicate a sheet number or the like. Further, the sheet according to the instruction from the player can be selected from among the plurality of sheets only after the timing when the plurality of sheets to be displayed appear.

  For example, in this embodiment, a plurality of items are associated in advance with a plurality of cells of the sheet. For example, in the cell / sheet information storage unit 173, an item whose information (content) is stored in the item information storage unit 172 is stored in association with each cell of the sheet. Then, when a cell is selected by the player, the item processing unit 114 performs a process of giving an item associated with the selected cell to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell. That is, in this case, the item addressed to the cell is an item associated with the cell in advance.

  Further, the item processing unit 114 may variably change the association of a plurality of items with a plurality of cells. That is, the correspondence of each item of a plurality of items to each cell of a plurality of cells is not necessarily fixed, and each item for each cell can be changed variably based on a predetermined condition or predetermined information. May be.

  Specifically, the item processing unit 114 variably associates a plurality of items with a plurality of cells based on at least one of a player's past cell selection history information and another cell's cell selection history information. change. The player's past selection history information is history information regarding how the player has selected a cell in past play. The cell selection history information on other sheets is history information on how the player has selected cells on another sheet different from the sheet displayed on the display unit 190, for example. Then, the item processing unit 114 obtains (acquires) a specific item such as a rare item or a rare material item in a cell that is determined to be highly likely to be selected based on selection history information or a cell in the vicinity thereof, for example. The correspondence of each item to each cell is changed so that becomes higher or lower. Note that the association of each item with each cell may be variably changed based on information and conditions other than the selection history information. For example, the association of each item with each cell may be variably changed based on the player's pre-level (beginner, intermediate, advanced player, etc.), billing information, or items used.

  Further, the item processing unit 114 performs a lottery process when a cell is selected by the player, and performs a process of giving the item selected by the lottery process to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell. May be. That is, instead of associating each item with each cell in advance, the item to be given to the player when selecting the cell is determined by lottery processing. In other words, in this case, the item addressed to the cell is an item drawn by a lottery process performed when the cell is selected.

  In the present embodiment, the type and number of item groups (addressed item groups) set for the entire plurality of sheets may be the same for the first player and the second player. . That is, for example, K types of L items (K and L are integers of 2 or more) are prepared. For example, information on K items of L items is stored in the item information storage unit 172. When any one of the plurality of players such as the first and second players plays, these K types of L items are allocated to the entire plurality of sheets (all cells of all sheets). Like that. That is, as in a so-called box gacha, the player can acquire the same type and number of items regardless of which player plays.

  The item processing unit 114 also provides the player with a rare item based on at least two rare material items when the player acquires at least two rare material items set in cells of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. Perform the process of granting. For example, when the player acquires the first to Pth rare material items set in the first to Pth sheets (P is an integer of 2 or more) (P sheets), the first to Pth rare elements are obtained. A rare item generated by combining (combining) material items is given to the player.

  In addition, the item processing unit 114 sets rare items or rare material items for cells of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. For example, the first to Pth rare items are set for the first to Pth sheets. Alternatively, the first to Pth rare material items are set for the first to Pth sheets. That is, a plurality of rare items and rare material items are set across a plurality of sheets. Note that the number of rare items and rare material items set for each sheet may be one or plural.

  Further, the display processing unit 120 performs a process of unlocking any one of the plurality of sheets as a sheet that can be displayed on the display unit 190 when a predetermined condition is satisfied. For example, when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the first sheet is displayed, the display of the second sheet is unlocked and can be displayed on the display unit 190. Further, when a predetermined condition is satisfied while the second sheet is displayed, the display of the third sheet is unlocked so that it can be displayed on the display unit 190. The predetermined condition in this case is a condition that the player has acquired a specific item such as a rare item. Alternatively, when the player obtains a predetermined game result or uses a predetermined item, the seat unlock process may be performed assuming that the predetermined condition is satisfied.

  Further, the privilege processing unit 116 performs a privilege grant process for the player when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The privilege is, for example, a privilege for making the player's play advantageous or a privilege for preferentially treating the player. For example, a player who has been given a privilege can play a game or the like more advantageously than a player who has not been given that privilege. Or a privilege may be something like a decoration. Whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied can be determined based on, for example, the number of continuous plays, the rare time acquisition status, the player's billing information, the presence / absence of use of a special item, or whether or not the probability change state. Various types of information about the privilege (information on the type of privilege, information about a predetermined condition for granting the privilege, etc.) are stored in the privilege information storage unit 174.

  For example, the privilege processing unit 116 performs a play cost reduction process for selecting a cell of the sheet as the privilege grant process. For example, as a process for reducing the play cost, the amount of in-game currency (virtual currency) necessary for selecting a cell of a sheet is reduced, or a cell can be selected multiple times with the same amount of in-game currency.

  Moreover, the privilege process part 116 performs the presentation process of the hint information about an item as a provision process of a privilege. For example, hint information necessary for item acquisition is displayed on the display unit 190, and sound or the like explaining the hint information is output from the sound output unit 192. Specifically, the privilege processing unit 116 performs a process of presenting hint information regarding the arrangement location of items on a sheet as hint information. For example, it presents hint information relating to the location of rare items and rare material items on the sheet. The presentation of the hint information may be realized by changing the display mode of the image, may be realized by displaying characters and numbers, or may be realized by outputting sound.

  In addition, each process in the reception process part 112, the item process part 114, the privilege process part 116, and the display process part 120 demonstrated above is the reception process part 612, the item process part 614, and the privilege process part of the server system 500 of FIG. 616 may be realized by the display processing unit 620. Alternatively, the distribution of the reception processing unit 112, the item processing unit 114, the privilege processing unit 116, and the display processing unit 120 in FIG. 3 and the reception processing unit 612, the item processing unit 614, the privilege processing unit 616, and the display processing unit 620 in FIG. It may be realized by processing.

2. 2. Technique of this embodiment 2.1 Scratch game FIG. 5 shows an example of a game image generated in the car game of this embodiment. The player operates the host vehicle PCA (player car), travels in the travel area, and races against the enemy vehicle RCA (computer car). The enemy vehicle RCA is a vehicle controlled by a computer (or another player). In the present embodiment, the player can play a scratch game as a sub game of the car game which is such a main game. This scratch game is a game in which a player can acquire various items by scrambling a cell (mass) of a scratch sheet.

  For example, the scratch game can be played in the game management apparatus MN (terminal) of FIG. For example, a menu screen as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display 42 of the game management device MN. When the player selects “scratch scratch sheet” on this menu screen, a game screen as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. In the menu screen of FIG. 6, a silhouette image of a tuned car that is a rare item that can be acquired in a scratch game is displayed.

  In the game screen of FIG. 7, a sheet (sheet 1) on which a plurality of cells are arranged is displayed. A cell is called a cell in a scratch game. In the sheet of FIG. 7, 5 × 10 = 50 cells are arranged in a matrix, and hatena marks are displayed on cells that have not yet been opened. The player touches a desired cell on the sheet. This shifts the location of the cell, opens the cell, and displays the item addressed to the cell.

  For example, the player can play a game of opening a cell (mass) for free only once a day. After that, by paying in-game currency (virtual currency), a scratch game that opens a cell can be further continued. For example, one game can be played with 50 coins as in-game currency. If you pay 100 coins, you can play two games. Information about which cell is opened in the sheet is stored in, for example, the cell / sheet information storage unit 173 shown in FIG. The item image information and the like are stored in the item information storage unit 172. Information stored in the cell sheet information storage unit 173 and the like is uploaded to the server system 500 of FIG. 4 via the network 510 and stored in the cell sheet information storage unit 673. In this way, the player can continue playing the game with the sheet in the previous state when he or she visits the store or another store next time.

  When the player touches the tab indicated by A1 in FIG. 7, a list screen of acquired items as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed. When the tab shown in A2 is touched, the game mode of the scratch game is ended.

  In the acquired item list screen of FIG. 8, for example, information about items acquired in the sheet 1 of FIG. 7 is displayed. For example, the number of items set on the sheet 1 and the number of acquired players are displayed in association with images and names of the items. The item acquisition rate on the sheet 1 is also displayed.

  The name of the tuned car, which is a rare item, is not specified, and the image is also a silhouette image. Further, only one rare item is set (arranged) on one sheet, for example. By acquiring this rare item tuned car, the car game can be played using the tuned car in FIG. In addition to rare items, various types of items such as team stickers and markers are set on the sheet. The player can use the acquired ornaments such as team stickers and markers as ornaments of the own vehicle.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the player can enjoy a scratch game in which a scratch sheet is scratched on the game screen. The number and type of items that can be acquired by players, like a so-called box gacha, is the same and does not differ between players. For example, one rare item is always included in a sheet. For this reason, a player aiming to acquire a rare item increases the probability of acquiring a rare item as the cell is opened. If all the 5 × 10 = 50 cells in FIG. Guaranteed to be earned. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a rare item cannot be acquired at all due to bad luck, and the player's enthusiasm and immersion in the game play can be improved.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the player plays the game (scratch game) of the present embodiment as a sub game of the car game that is the main game has been described, but the game of the present embodiment may be a main game. Good. For example, the game of the present embodiment may be a so-called SNS game (social game). Further, in the present embodiment, a case where the player plays the game of the present embodiment on the game management device MN of FIG. 2 will be described. However, the game of the present embodiment is not limited to the game devices GM1 to GM4 and terminals of FIGS. You may play with the apparatus TM. In this case, each processing of the present embodiment may be realized by the server system 500 of FIG. 4 or by distributed processing between the server system 500 and the device (game management device, game device, terminal device, or the like) of FIG. It may be realized.

  In the present embodiment, a case where a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged is a scratch game sheet will be described as an example. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this. That is, the sheet may be a display object in which at least a plurality of cells (cell groups) are arranged, and the shape and display mode are not limited to the shape and display mode of the scratch game sheet. For example, various modifications of the cell arrangement mode, display mode, and sheet display mode are possible.

2.2 Game Play Using Multiple Sheets When a scratch game is played with a sheet as shown in FIG. 7, for example, if a rare item appears, the player who wants to acquire the rare item will receive the sheet. Will be worthless. For this reason, after the appearance of the rare item, the player can no longer expect the continued game play. For example, when the scratch game of this embodiment is provided as a sub game of the main game in FIG. 5, the acquisition of items in the scratch game is a motivation, and the player visits the store (amusement facility in a broad sense). It becomes possible to prompt. However, a sheet that has become valuable after the appearance of a rare item or the like cannot prompt such a player to visit, and cannot improve the operating rate of the game system.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, in a scratch game (scratch gacha), a game system devised so as to allow free passage between a plurality of sheets and not to get bored is realized. Specifically, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged (a display object in which a plurality of cells are set) is displayed on the display unit 190. When a cell is selected by the player from a plurality of cells on the sheet, an item (allocated item) addressed to the selected cell is given to the player. Then, a sheet according to the instruction from the player is selected from a plurality of sheets. That is, it is possible to freely select and select a sheet to be displayed from a plurality of sheets in accordance with a player instruction.

  For example, in FIG. 9, a tuned car that is a rare item appears by selecting a cell in which a rare item is arranged, as indicated by D1. In this case, for example, a pop-up screen as shown in D2 is displayed, and the sheet 1 is shifted to the next sheet 2. For example, the sheet 1 is automatically shifted to the sheet 2. That is, the display of the seat 2 is unlocked, and a scratch game using the seat 2 can be played. Note that the sheet 1 may be transferred to the next sheet 2 on the condition that the player's transfer instruction or transfer approval has been given.

  When the sheets are transferred in this way, a game screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. On this game screen, an image of the next sheet 2 on which a plurality of cells are arranged is displayed. In this sheet 2, since the player has not yet opened any cells, hatena marks are displayed for all the cells. Also in this sheet 2, as in the sheet 1 of FIG. 7, when the player touches a desired cell, an item corresponding to the cell (addressed item) is displayed instead of the hatena mark, The item is given to the player.

  In FIG. 10, by touching (selecting) the return button indicated by E1, it is possible to return to the sheet 1 screen as shown in FIG. The sheet 1 in FIG. 11 is a sheet in a state before a rare item or the like appears, as indicated by D1 in FIG. 9, and the sheet is not initialized. That is, by returning to the screen of the sheet 1, the player can continue to enjoy the scratch game using the sheet 1 while maintaining the state of the sheet and the cell when playing before.

  Then, on the sheet 1 screen of FIG. 11, the player can move to the sheet 2 screen of FIG. 10 by pressing the forward button indicated by F1. That is, the player can freely go back and forth between the sheet 1 and the sheet 2 according to his / her instruction and enjoy the scratch game.

  Further, in the sheet 2 in FIG. 10, when a rare item set in the sheet 2 appears by touching a cell of the player, a pop screen similar to D <b> 2 in FIG. 9 is displayed so that the next sheet 3 can be moved. become. That is, the display of the seat 3 is unlocked, and a scratch game using the seat 3 can be played.

  In this case, as shown by E2 in FIG. 10, a button for proceeding to the sheet 2 screen is displayed. For example, the player who has returned from the screen of the sheet 3 to the screen of the sheet 2 can proceed to the sheet 3 again by touching the advance button of E2.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the movement between sheets in a state where all the sheets 1 to 6 are unlocked. For example, in all of the sheets 1 to 6, when a rare item corresponding to each sheet appears, the state shown in FIG. 12 is obtained. In the present embodiment, for example, six sheets 1 to 6 are prepared, and the player can finally move freely between these six sheets 1 to 6. The number of sheets is not limited to 6, but may be 2 to 5 sheets or 7 sheets or more.

  For example, in FIG. 12, it is possible to shift to the sheet 2 by pressing the forward button on the sheet 1 screen, and to shift to the sheet 3 by pressing the forward button on the sheet 2 screen. Similarly, it is possible to shift to the screen of the sheet 4, the sheet 5, and the sheet 6. Further, the user can move to the sheet 5 by pressing the return button on the screen of the sheet 6, and can move to the sheet 4 by pressing the return button on the screen of the sheet 5. Similarly, the screen can be shifted to the screen of the sheet 3, sheet 2, and sheet 1. It is also possible to shift to the sheet 1 by pressing the forward button on the sheet 6 and to shift to the sheet 6 by pressing the return button on the sheet 1.

  Here, the item addressed to each cell of the sheet may be an item that is displayed when a cell is selected, for example, by first associating the item with all the cells, or the cell is selected It may be an item determined by lottery.

  For example, in FIG. 13, a plurality of items are associated in advance with a plurality of cells of sheet 1 to sheet 6. When a cell is selected by the player, the item associated with the selected cell is given to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell.

  That is, in FIG. 13, items IA1 to IA100 are associated with the cells CA1 to CA100 of the sheet 1 in advance, and items IB1 to IB100 are associated with the cells CB1 to CB100 of the sheet 2 in advance. . Items IF1 to IF100 are associated with the cells CF1 to CF100 of the sheet 6 in advance. The same applies to the other sheets 3 to 5. For example, when cells CA1, CA2, CA3... CA100 of sheet 1 are selected by the player, items IA1, IA2, IA3... IA100 appear and are given to the player. When cells CB1, CB2, CB3... CB100 of sheet 2 are selected by the player, items IB1, IB2, IB3... IB100 appear and are given to the player. The same applies to the other sheets 3 to 6.

  The table information for associating these sheets, cells, and items is stored in, for example, the cell / sheet information storage unit 173 shown in FIG. By performing such association in advance, an item corresponding to each cell of each sheet can be specified by a simple process such as reading table information and given to the player.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14A, the association of a plurality of items with a plurality of cells may be changed variably. In this case, the correspondence of items to the whole of a plurality of sheets may be variably changed, or the correspondence of items to cells of each sheet may be variably changed as shown in FIG. . For example, when each sheet has 50 cells and the number of sheets is 6, the correspondence of 300 items to 50 × 6 = 300 cells may be changed variably. . Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 14B, the correspondence of 50 items to 50 cells of sheet 1 is changed variably, and the correspondence of 50 items to 50 cells of sheet 2 is variable. The correspondence of items to cells may be variably changed for each sheet.

  In this way, by changing the correspondence of items to cells at any time, it is possible to provide diversity in the appearance of items and to realize a scratch game that is less likely to get bored.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the association of a plurality of items with a plurality of cells is variably changed based on the player's past cell selection history information and the cell selection history information on other sheets.

  For example, assume that it is determined from the player's past cell selection history information that the player tends to select a cell near the center of the sheet, as indicated by G1 in FIG. In this case, for example, the association of the item with the cell is changed so that a specific item such as a rare item or a rare material item described later appears in an area near the center of the sheet. Or, conversely, the association of the item with the cell is changed so that a specific item such as a rare item appears in an area other than the vicinity of the center of the sheet (left or right area). For example, in the case of a player who is determined not to hit a rare item, a rare item appears in the area near the center. Conversely, in the case of a player who keeps hitting a rare item, an area other than the vicinity of the center is displayed. Makes a rare item appear. By doing so, it is possible to realize more appropriate item arrangement that effectively uses the player's past cell selection history information.

  Further, it is assumed that, as indicated by G2 in FIG. 15B, in the sheet 1, it is determined that the player tends to select a cell in the left area. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15C, the item correspondence with the cell is changed so that a rare item or the like appears in the left region shown in G3 when playing on the sheet 2. Or, conversely, the association of the item with the cell is changed so that a rare item or the like appears in a region other than the left side (near the center or on the right side). That is, the association of items with cells is changed based on cell selection history information on other sheets.

  In this way, it is possible to realize a cell and item correspondence change method suitable for the method of the present embodiment in which a sheet to be displayed can be freely selected from a plurality of sheets. That is, in the method of the present embodiment, which can play a scratch game across a plurality of sheets, it becomes possible to change the correspondence between cells and items using cell selection history information on other sheets. An unprecedented type of scratch game can be realized.

  In the present embodiment, when a cell is selected by the player, a lottery process may be performed, and an item selected by the lottery process may be given to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell. For example, in the case where the cell indicated by H1 in FIG. 16 is selected by the player, a lottery process is performed, and an item selected from the item group is given to the player. For example, a lottery process is performed using a probability table or the like, and a lottery process in which a rare item or a rare material item hits with a certain probability is performed, and an item to be given to the player is determined. The acquisition probability of each item in the probability table is set for each item type, for example, and the probability of hitting a rare item or the like is lower than the probability of hitting another type of item.

  Thus, if the item to be given at the time of cell selection is determined by lottery processing, the item to be given to the player can be determined by random processing based on the probability or the like. Note that the item group to be selected in the lottery process may be set for each sheet group, or may be an item group set for the entire plurality of sheets. For example, in each of the first to Pth sheets, the granted item may be determined by lottery processing from each of the first to Pth item groups, or the entire set for the entire first to Pth sheets may be determined. You may determine the grant item from an item group.

  In the present embodiment, it is desirable that the types and the number of item groups set for the entire plurality of sheets (all cells of all sheets) be the same among players. That is, the type and number of item groups are not different for each player.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 17A, the type and number of item groups set for the entire sheet 1 to sheet 6 (first to Pth sheets in a broad sense) in the first player are: In the second player, the type and number of item groups set for the entire sheet 1 to sheet 6 (first to Pth sheets in a broad sense) are the same. For example, if each sheet is composed of M × N cells and the number (number) of sheets is P (P), the number of items in the entire item group is, for example, L = M × N × P. Become. In this case, the number of items addressed to the P sheets in the first player is L, and the number of items addressed to the P sheets in the second player is also L. Further, when the type of items in the entire item group is K, the types of items addressed to the P sheets in the first player are K types, and the P sheets in the second player. There are also K types of items addressed to. The same applies when the number of players is three or more.

  In this way, as in the so-called box gacha, the number and type of items to be acquired (giving targets) are the same in any player. Therefore, since it is guaranteed that a specific item such as a rare item can be acquired by playing a plurality of times, it is possible to increase the player's willingness to play and to realize a game that is less likely to get bored.

  In this case, each player may be able to view the item acquisition status of each player, or the status of sheets and cells. In other words, the game system is provided with a function capable of disclosing items acquired by friends and the like and scratch status. For example, in FIG. 17B, the first player can view the status of items acquired by the second player, the status of sheets and cells (scratch status). The second player can also browse the status of items acquired by the first player and the status of sheets and cells. For example, the first player and the second player are registered as friends in a game such as an SNS game. The acquired item status is, for example, information such as the type and number of items acquired by each player. The status of sheets and cells is, for example, the status of the number of sheets unlocked by each player, the position and number of opened cells, and the like.

  For example, information such as the name and type of a rare item that can be acquired by the player is not notified to the player until the rare item can actually be acquired. For example, it is assumed that the second player has already acquired the rare item, and the first player has not acquired the item yet. In this case, as shown in FIG. 17B, the first player can browse the acquired item status of the second player, so that the first player knows information such as the presence and name of the rare item. Is possible. Thus, effective motivation for acquiring the rare item can be given to the first player, and it is possible to increase the immersiveness and enthusiasm of the game play of the first player. Further, the first player can know the progress degree of the game of the second player, etc. by knowing the situation of the sheet and cell of the second player.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the player acquires at least two rare material items set in the cells of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets, the player selects a rare item based on these at least two rare material items. You may give to.

  For example, in FIG. 18, a vehicle body item ITF is set for the seat 1, a muffler item ITG is set for the seat 2, and a tire item ITH is set for the seat 3. That is, the items ITF, ITG, and ITH are assigned to the sheets 1, 2, and 3. These items ITF, ITG, ITH are rare materials. Then, it is assumed that the player plays the scratch game of sheet 1 to sheet 3 and acquires rare material items ITF, ITG, and ITH. Then, a rare item ITX of a tune car generated by a combination of these rare material items ITF, ITG, and ITH appears. For example, the rare item ITX is given to the player.

  Similarly, in FIG. 19, the rare material items ITJ, ITK, ITL, and ITM are set to the sheet 1, the sheet 2, the sheet 3, and the sheet 4. When the player acquires the items ITJ to ITM in the sheet 1 to sheet 4 scratch game, the player is given a rare item ITY consisting of these combinations. Here, items ITJ to ITM of rare materials (materials in a broad sense) are items that become parts of a picture of the rare item ITY. When all the groups of items ITJ to ITM are assembled, a rare item ITY of a combination that is regarded as a high-value item appears. The design of each item of the ITJ to ITM group is designed only partially, and the other is missing. That is, when the group items are arranged, the picture design is completed.

  Thus, by setting items of rare materials across a plurality of sheets, it becomes possible to provide a player with a game that is less likely to get bored in the method of the present embodiment using a plurality of sheets. For example, even after a rare item appears on each of a plurality of sheets, the player can enjoy a game of collecting rare material items. And by collecting rare material items, new rare items will appear, and it will be possible to encourage players to continue playing the game. For example, in a normal scratch game, if a rare item appears in one sheet, the sheet becomes worthless. On the other hand, if a rare material item is included in each of a plurality of sheets, the sheet in which the rare item appears can be prevented from becoming a valueless sheet, and the player can continue to play the game. Become.

  For example, in this embodiment, a rare item or a rare material item is set for a cell of at least two sheets among a plurality of sheets. That is, rare items and rare material items are set across a plurality of sheets. For example, in FIG. 20A, a rare item IR1 (rare material item) is set for sheet 1, a rare item IR2 (rare material item) is set for sheet 2,... IR6 (rare material item) is set. By setting rare items (rare material items) for each sheet in this way, in the method of the present embodiment using a plurality of sheets, the sheets appear one after another, and the rare items are found in the appearing sheets. Enjoyment can be given to the player. Therefore, in a game using a plurality of seats, it is possible to realize a game play in which the player is less likely to get bored. In addition, by setting rare material items across multiple sheets, it is possible to give the player the pleasure of collecting rare material items and causing new rare items to appear as described in FIGS. become. Note that the rare item and the rare material item may be set to at least two sheets, and the rare item and the rare material item do not need to be set for all the sheets. A plurality of rare items and rare material items may be set for one sheet.

  In this embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a process of unlocking any one of the plurality of sheets as a sheet that can be displayed on the display unit is performed. For example, in FIG. 20B, the player has acquired a rare item IR1 in the seat 1 scratch game. By acquiring the rare item IR1, the next sheet 2 is unlocked as a displayable sheet. That is, in this case, the predetermined condition is acquisition of a rare item, and the next seat is unlocked on the condition of acquisition of the rare item.

  In FIG. 20C, the player has acquired the rare item IR2 in the seat 2 scratch game. By acquiring the rare item IR2, the next sheet 3 is unlocked as a displayable sheet. In this way, when the player acquires rare items in the next sheet 3, sheet 4, and sheet 5 and acquires rare items in the last sheet 6, the acquisition of rare items in all sheets is completed. . And even after acquiring rare items on all sheets in this way, if rare material items appear in each sheet, the player will play more games for the purpose of collecting rare material items, It is possible to encourage the player to continue playing the game.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a sheet to be displayed can be freely selected from a plurality of sheets according to an instruction from the player. For example, a rare item or a rare material item is set in each sheet of the plurality of sheets. Therefore, the player can enjoy a game by going back and forth between a plurality of sheets, and can realize a game that is less likely to get bored. For example, as shown in FIGS. 20B and 20C, after the player acquires a rare item of a sheet, the player moves to the next sheet and acquires the rare item on the next sheet. It will be possible to enjoy a game in which rare items on a sheet appear and acquired one after another. Further, for example, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the rare material items are scattered on a plurality of sheets, so that the player can enjoy the acquisition of new rare items by collecting the rare material items. As described above, according to the method of the present embodiment, it is possible to realize a game system that makes it difficult for the player to get bored and can encourage continued game play.

2.3 Bonus Grant In this embodiment, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a process of granting a bonus to the player may be performed. For example, when a player plays a game continuously, when a rare item is not hit, when a player charges, a player uses a special item, or a rare item appears continuously In the case of a certain probability change state, the predetermined condition is satisfied and a privilege is given to the player.

  Here, the continuous game play of the player can be determined by the number of times of game play within a predetermined period such as one day or one hour (the number of times the cell is opened by paying in-game currency or the like). A situation where a rare item is not hit is, for example, a case where a lot of time or a large number of play times are spent on acquiring a rare item. The charging of the player can be determined by whether or not the player has paid in-game currency or the like. The special item is an item that allows the player to be given a privilege by using the special item. In addition, for example, when the player continuously acquires rare items, or when a plurality of rare items are acquired in a short time, it can be determined that the probability change state. In addition, as a privilege given to the player, there are a play cost reduction process, a hint information presentation process for items, and the like.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating the privilege grant process. First, it is determined whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied with respect to the number of continuous plays of the player, the acquisition status of rare items, billing information, presence / absence of use of special items, presence / absence of probability change, and the like (step S1). And when predetermined conditions are satisfy | filled, privilege provision processes, such as reduction of a play cost or presentation of hit information, are performed (step S2).

  For example, in this embodiment, a play cost reduction process for selecting a cell of a sheet is performed as the privilege grant process. For example, in FIG. 22A, the player selects and obtains items IL and IR located within a certain distance by selecting a sheet cell. Since the items IL and IR are, for example, the same (or the same type) item, the cell in the area between the item IL cell and the item IR cell as shown by I1 in FIG. The item set in the cell is given to the player. That is, the cell in the area indicated by I1 opens at a stretch. As described above, the appearance of the same items IL and IR satisfies the predetermined condition and gives the player the privilege of reducing the play cost of the player. The items IL and IR do not have to be the same item, and it is sufficient if a specific relationship is established between them. For example, the items IL and IR may be items having the same design but different colors. Alternatively, items such as diamonds, spades, and heart marks in playing cards that have the same mark but different numbers may be used.

  In the sheet of FIG. 22 (B), it is considered that the rare item IRA has been acquired by the player, and its value has decreased. Therefore, in this case, the play cost necessary for selecting the cell of the sheet is made lower than that of a normal sheet in which rare items do not appear. For example, when 50 coins are required in the game currency for a normal sheet, for example, the play cost of the sheet on which a specific item such as a rare item appears is made lower than 50 coins. Alternatively, the same 50 coins can be used for multiple game play. For example, 50 coins allow two or more cells to be opened.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the hint information about an item is presented as privilege provision processing. For example, as hint information, hint information about the location of an item on a sheet is presented.

  For example, in FIG. 23A, hint information “There is a legendary tuned car GTWR in this seat” is presented as a benefit to the player. By giving such hint information, it is possible to give the player effective motivation for playing the scratch game on the sheet. As the hint information to be presented to the player, various information such as information on the type and number of specific items such as rare items and rare material items on the sheet can be assumed.

  In FIG. 23B, information on the location of a rare item that “there is a rare item” is presented to the player as hint information. For example, when a player selects a cell, an item set in the cell is displayed, and a rare item exists within a certain range centered on the cell, a display mode as shown in FIG. 23 (B), for example. Changes. For example, the display mode such as color, luminance, or color tone changes within the certain range. By doing this, it is possible to know that a rare item exists within the certain range, and the player can advance the game in an advantageous manner, and a privilege granting process that makes the player advantageous can be realized. . The hint information may be transmitted to the player using voice or the like, for example. The hint information presented to the player is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 23A and 23B, and various modifications can be made.

  FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram of a method for downloading cell information and sheet information using a game card. For example, before starting the scratch game, the player touches the game card owned by the player against the card reader 44 of the game management apparatus MN in FIG. The game card is a card for authentication of game data or the like. The game card stores a card ID (medium ID in a broad sense), and this card ID is associated with cell information IFC and sheet information IFS that are game data. The cell information IFC and sheet information IFS are stored in the cell sheet information storage unit 673 of the server system 500 of FIG. 4 in association with the user information of the player, and are managed by the server system 500. When the player touches the game card on the card reader 44 of the game management device MN in FIG. 2, the card ID of the game card is transmitted to the server system 500. Then, the server system 500 specifies a user based on the card ID, and downloads cell information IFC and sheet information IFS associated with the user information to the game management device MN. The downloaded cell information IFC and sheet information IFS are stored in the cell / sheet information storage unit 173 of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 24, in the cell information IFC, the scratch flag and the information of the appearing item are associated with each cell of each sheet. For example, the scratch flag is set to 1 when the corresponding cell is opened by the player, and is reset to 0 in other cases. Information on items that appear by opening a cell is associated with a cell whose scratch flag is set to 1. In the sheet information IFS, an unlock flag is associated with the sheet number of each sheet. The unlock flag is set to 1 when the seat is unlocked, and is reset to 0 in other cases. For example, in the case of FIG. 20B described above, the unlock flags of the seats 1 and 2 are set to 1, and the unlock flags of the other sheets 3 to 6 are reset to 0. In the case of FIG. 20C, the unlock flags of the seats 1, 2 and 3 are set to 1, and the unlock flags of the other sheets 4 to 6 are reset to 0.

  By using such cell information IFC and sheet information IFS, when the player starts the game play, the state of the sheet, the cell, and the appearance item at the previous game play can be reproduced. As a result, the player can resume the game in the state of the sheet, cell, or appearance item in the previous game play, and the player can continue to play the game. For example, after playing a scratch game several times at a store (amusement facility) and then visiting the same or a different store on the next day, for example, the player can check the seat, cell status, The game can be resumed in the state of the appearing item. Therefore, the player can enjoy a scratch game using a plurality of seats over a long period of time, and can provide a game that makes it difficult to get bored. Also, by preparing such a scratch game, it is possible to cause the player to play a car game, which is a main game, for example, inviting the player to visit the store. This makes it possible to improve the operating rate of the game system in the store. For example, by enabling a game play that opens a cell only once a day for free, it is possible to give the player effective motivation to visit the store.

3. Detailed Processing Next, a detailed processing example of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, cell sheet information is downloaded (step S11). For example, cell information IFC and sheet information IFS as described in FIG. Next, the sheet is displayed (step S12). For example, a game screen on which a sheet as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed is displayed. Then, it is determined whether or not the player has touched the cell with a touch that has not been opened (step S13). When the cell is touched with a touch that has not yet been opened, the item addressed to the touched cell is given to the player (step S14). For example, an item addressed to the touched cell is displayed, and the player is made to acquire the item. Examples of the process for assigning an item to a cell include the processes described with reference to FIGS.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the player has acquired a rare item (step S15). If a rare item is acquired, the next sheet is displayed (step S16). For example, when a rare item is acquired in the sheet 1 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 20B, the sheet 2 is unlocked and a game screen on which the sheet 2 is displayed is displayed as shown in FIG. Similarly, when a rare item is acquired in the sheet 2 as shown in FIG. 20C, the sheet 3 is unlocked and a game screen on which the sheet 3 is displayed is displayed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the player has touched the return button or the forward button (step S17). If touched, the corresponding sheet is displayed (step S18). For example, when the player touches the return button indicated by E1 on the game screen for sheet 2 in FIG. 10, the game screen for sheet 1 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. When the player touches the forward button indicated by F1 on the game screen for sheet 1 in FIG. 11, the game screen for sheet 2 shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. As described above, in this embodiment, a sheet to be displayed can be freely selected from a plurality of sheets according to an instruction from the player.

  Although the present embodiment has been described in detail as described above, it will be easily understood by those skilled in the art that many modifications can be made without departing from the novel matters and effects of the present invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the present invention. For example, in the specification or drawings, terms (game cards, card IDs, sheets, etc.) described at least once together with different terms (portable information storage medium, medium ID, display object, etc.) having a broader meaning or the same meaning The different terms can be used anywhere in the book or drawing. Also, sheet and cell display processing, item assignment processing, sheet selection processing, player input acceptance processing, processing for assigning items to cells, privilege provision processing, and the like are limited to those described in this embodiment. In addition, techniques equivalent to these are also included in the scope of the present invention. The present invention can be applied to various games. Further, the present invention can be applied to various game systems such as a business game system, a home game system, a large attraction system in which a large number of players participate, a simulator, a multimedia terminal, a system board for generating game images, and a mobile phone. .

GM1-GM4 game device, MN game management device, TM terminal device,
10 display, 20 steering wheel, 22 brake, 24 accelerator,
26 shift lever, 28 card reader,
42 display, 44 card reader, 46 carry-out port, 48 slot,
100 processing units, 102 input processing units, 110 arithmetic processing units, 111 game processing units,
112 reception processing unit, 114 item processing unit, 116 privilege processing unit,
120 display processing unit, 130 sound processing unit, 140 output processing unit,
160 operation unit, 162 imaging unit, 170 storage unit, 172 item information storage unit,
173 cell sheet information storage unit, 174 privilege information storage unit, 180 information storage medium,
190 Display unit, 192 Sound output unit, 194 I / F unit,
195 portable information storage medium, 196 communication unit,
500 server system, 510 network, 600 processing unit,
602 input processing unit, 610 arithmetic processing unit, 611 game processing unit,
612 reception processing unit, 614 item processing unit, 616 privilege processing unit,
617 Authentication processing unit, 618 charging processing unit, 619 management processing unit,
620 display processing unit, 630 sound processing unit, 660 operation unit,
670 storage unit, 672 item information storage unit, 673 cell sheet information storage unit,
674 privilege information storage unit, 676 billing information storage unit, 678 user information storage unit,
680 Information storage medium, 696 communication unit

Claims (11)

A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
A display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on the display unit;
A privilege processing unit that performs a privilege grant process for the player;
Including
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The privilege processing unit
The game system characterized in that, as the privilege granting process, a process of presenting hint information about the location of the item on the sheet within a certain range including the cell selected by the player is performed . In claim 1 ,
The privilege processing unit
A game system that performs a play cost reduction process for selecting a cell of the sheet as the privilege grant process. A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
A display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on the display unit;
Including
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
A plurality of items are associated in advance with the plurality of cells of the sheet,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected by the player, a process for giving the item associated with the selected cell to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
A game system that variably changes the correspondence of the plurality of items to the plurality of cells on the second sheet based on the selection history information of the player's cells on the first sheet. . A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
A display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on the display unit;
Including
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The item processing unit
When the player acquires the first rare material item set in the cell of the first sheet and the second rare material item set in the cell of the second sheet, the first rare material A game system characterized by performing a process of giving a rare item generated by a combination of a plurality of rare material items including an item and the second rare material item to the player . A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
A display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on the display unit;
Including
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The display processing unit
When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where the first sheet is displayed, a process of unlocking the second sheet as a sheet that can be displayed on the display unit is performed, and the first, first, A game system for performing a process of selectively displaying a sheet according to an instruction from the player among the plurality of sheets including two sheets on the display unit . In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 5 ,
The game system characterized in that the type and number of item groups set for the whole of the plurality of sheets are the same for the first player and the second player. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 6 .
The item processing unit
A game system, wherein a rare item or a rare material item is set for a cell of at least two sheets of the plurality of sheets. A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
A display processing unit that performs display processing of an image on the display unit;
As a privilege processing unit for performing privilege grant processing for the player,
Make the computer work,
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The privilege processing unit
The program according to claim 1 , wherein, as the privilege granting process, a process of presenting hint information about an arrangement place of the item on the sheet within a certain range including a cell selected by the player . A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
As a display processing unit that performs image display processing on the display unit,
Make the computer work,
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
A plurality of items are associated in advance with the plurality of cells of the sheet,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected by the player, a process for giving the item associated with the selected cell to the player as an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
A program that variably changes the correspondence of the plurality of items to the plurality of cells on the second sheet based on the selection history information of the player's cells on the first sheet . A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
As a display processing unit that performs image display processing on the display unit,
Make the computer work,
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The item processing unit
When the player acquires the first rare material item set in the cell of the first sheet and the second rare material item set in the cell of the second sheet, the first rare material A program for performing a process of giving a rare item generated by a combination of a plurality of rare material items including an item and the second rare material item to the player . A reception processing unit for receiving input from the player;
An item processing unit for processing items,
As a display processing unit that performs image display processing on the display unit,
Make the computer work,
The display processing unit
A process of displaying a sheet on which a plurality of cells are arranged on the display unit,
The item processing unit
When a cell is selected from the plurality of cells of the sheet by the player, a process for giving the player an item addressed to the selected cell is performed.
The display processing unit
There line processing for displaying on the display unit sheet freely selected in relation to an instruction of the player from the plurality of sheets,
The plurality of sheets includes a first sheet and a second sheet,
The display processing unit
When a predetermined condition is satisfied in a state where the first sheet is displayed, a process of unlocking the second sheet as a sheet that can be displayed on the display unit is performed, and the first, first, A program for performing a process of selectively displaying a sheet according to an instruction from the player from the plurality of sheets including two sheets on the display unit .